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Preoperative diagnosis of cavernous hemangioma presenting with melena using wireless capsule endoscopy of the small intestine.


ABSTRACT: Primary neoplasms of the small intestine are relatively rare in all age groups, accounting for about 5 % of all gastrointestinal tumors 1. Cavernous hemangiomas of the small intestine are also rare, can cause gastrointestinal bleeding, and are extremely difficult to diagnose preoperatively 2. We present a patient who presented with melena and iron deficiency anemia, for whom wireless capsule endoscopy and single-balloon enteroscopy facilitated the diagnosis of cavernous hemangioma.

SUBMITTER: Akazawa Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4798841 | biostudies-other | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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